American Flying Boats and Amphibious Aircraft : An Illustrated History by E. R. Johnson (2009, Trade Paperback)

Mcfarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers

0786439742

9780786439744

73952050

384 Pages

English

American Flying Boats and Amphibious Aircraft : an Illustrated History

2009

Aviation / General, General, Ships & Shipbuilding / General

Textbook

Transportation, History

E. R. Johnson

Trade Paperback

0.8 in

23.1 Oz

10 in

7 in

Scholarly & Professional

2009-039619

22

"an intriguing, easy-to-read work for all readers interested in aviation history. Highly recommended"- Choice ; "this nicely thought-out and very useful book presents almost 100 years of American-made or-designed craft that have the capability of operating from bodies of water. Photos are plentiful, quite well reproduced"- SpeedReaders ., "an intriguing, easy-to-read work for all readers interested in aviation history. Highly recommended"-- Choice ; "this nicely thought-out and very useful book presents almost 100 years of American-made or-designed craft that have the capability of operating from bodies of water. Photos are plentiful, quite well reproduced"-- SpeedReaders ., "an intriguing, easy-to-read work for all readers interested in aviation history. Highly recommended"-- Choice "this nicely thought-out and very useful book presents almost 100 years of American-made or-designed craft that have the capability of operating from bodies of water. Photos are plentiful, quite well reproduced"-- SpeedReaders .

1 Vol.

Yes

629.133/3480973

Tl684.J65 2009

Table of Contents Acknowledgments Preface PART I. THE EARLY ERA, 1912-1928 PART II. THE GOLDEN ERA, 1928-1945 PART III. THE POST-WAR ERA, 1945-PRESENT Appendix A: Lesser Known Flying Boats and Amphibians Appendix B: Flying Boat and Amphibian Design Concepts Appendix C: Three Glossaries Aeronautical Terms and Abbreviations Military Terms and Abbreviations Military Aircraft Nomenclature Bibliography Index

2010